Final call for the Fellowship!

You only have until?5PM UTC on?Wednesday 22 March 2023?to apply for the annual One World Media Fellowship.

Make the most of the next few hours?to send us?project ideas that you want to bring to life?in?print, photography, film, audio or?multimedia.

We are looking for stories that highlight voices?in the global south, particularly those that are not often heard. We seek original stories, told in engaging ways. We encourage positive, empowering, and solutions oriented pieces that are respectful of?the context they're reported in, while working closely with local communities.

See some examples?like? Simona Rata ’s podcast,?Europe’s Most Dangerous Capital,?on?BBC Radio 4,? Arwa Aburawa ’s multimedia piece,?The Grandmother Lake, on?Al Jazeera Interactive?and? Hermine Virabian ’s photojournalism,?Education in the shadow of early marriage, in?Open Caucasus Media.

The Fellowship offers training, mentorship and funding to early to mid-career journalists and filmmakers to tell underreported stories?from the global south.?The year-long programme also supports these stories to appear in international media outlets. In 2023, 10?spots are available to be part of a peer group?of talented storytellers and join a growing?alumni network?around the world.

If you need some help or inspiration,?look at our tips on?submitting an application.?

Get your application in now and step into the next phase of your storytelling journey.

Opportunities

Some great opportunities from Global Investigative Journalism Network .?Register here?for a webinar on?Friday 24 March?that explores how to gauge and boost the impact of investigative stories. (find the time in your city?here).?And learn how to dig into the?roots of disinformation, trolling?and spyware. GIJN is looking for 20 journalists around the world to participate in a unique cyber-investigations training programme. The course is free, online?and lasts for six weeks. Apply by?27?March.

Submissions are now officially open for Sunny Side of the Doc 2023 taking place from 19-22 June 2023 in La Rochelle! If you are a producer or director with a great documentary or factual project, this is your chance to pitch?your work to a global audience and potentially secure funding, distribution?and international partnerships.?Submit here?before?6 April.?

Internews ’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites journalists from Nairobi County?to join a?media workshop on air pollution in Nairobi from 8-10 May.?The?workshop will strengthen?knowledge and skills of local journalists to report on air pollution, contributing to public awareness of the sources, impact?and potential solutions to air pollution in the city. Apply?by?6 April.?

Join a Solutions Journalism Network webinar?at 1 pm?EDT on?April 11?that will explore solutions journalism, talk about why it’s important, explain key steps in reporting a solutions story?and share tips and resources for journalists interested in investigating how people are responding to social problems. Register here.?

The CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici Climate Change Communication Award “Rebecca Ballestra”?is?open for nominations?to individuals, teams or organisations, regardless of nationality. Eligible submissions must present projects, initiatives and tools that communicate climate change through theatre, video, podcasts, music, photography, journalism, gaming, education, data visualisation, editorial contents and the use of digital channels and tools. Apply by?15 June.?

FIRE provides a suite of customised services to freelance reporters who are planning or developing investigative stories as well as story grants for select reporters. Find more details?here.?